Home Years 1915 The most popular baby names of 1915 In 1915 the most given names were John (47,576 boys) and Mary (58,187 girls); SSA’s file counts 1,832,427 babies under 9,357 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1915 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1915 Girls: top 25 of 1915 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1914 1 1 Mary 58,187 59.1 #1 2 2 Helen 30,866 31.4 #2 3 3 Dorothy 25,154 25.6 #3 4 4 Margaret 23,054 23.4 #4 5 5 Ruth 21,878 22.2 #5 6 6 Mildred 15,254 15.5 #7 7 7 Anna 15,119 15.4 #6 8 8 Elizabeth 14,103 14.3 #8 9 9 Frances 12,786 13.0 #9 10 10 Evelyn 11,595 11.8 #11 11 11 Marie 11,363 11.6 #10 12 12 Virginia 10,952 11.1 #14 13 13 Alice 10,525 10.7 #12 14 14 Florence 10,105 10.3 #13 15 15 Lillian 9,546 9.7 #16 16 16 Rose 9,375 9.5 #15 17 17 Irene 8,323 8.5 #22 18 18 Louise 8,313 8.4 #17 19 19 Catherine 8,181 8.3 #18 20 20 Edna 8,144 8.3 #19 21 21 Gladys 7,857 8.0 #20 22 22 Josephine 7,606 7.7 #23 23 23 Ethel 7,379 7.5 #21 24 24 Ruby 7,237 7.4 #24 25 25 Martha 7,216 7.3 #27
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Hazel 7,092 27 Grace 7,044 28 Eleanor 7,036 29 Lucille 7,006 30 Thelma 6,762 31 Edith 6,761 32 Pauline 6,334 33 Esther 6,321 34 Doris 6,292 35 Gertrude 6,077 36 Annie 5,936 37 Beatrice 5,342 38 Clara 5,285 39 Marjorie 5,119 40 Emma 5,044 41 Elsie 4,967 42 Bernice 4,937 43 Ann 4,895 44 Julia 4,831 45 Agnes 4,795 46 Bertha 4,785 47 Lois 4,775 48 Jean 4,603 49 Katherine 4,488 50 Marion 4,456 51 Sarah 4,415 52 Anne 4,333 53 Betty 4,181 54 Ida 4,125 55 Eva 4,079 56 Pearl 3,976 57 Bessie 3,888 58 Myrtle 3,865 59 Viola 3,855 60 Kathryn 3,778 61 Laura 3,723 62 Mabel 3,683 63 Nellie 3,679 64 Stella 3,657 65 Vera 3,460 66 Jessie 3,356 67 Sylvia 3,284 68 Minnie 3,270 69 Jane 3,264 70 Alma 3,248 71 Rita 3,063 72 Willie 3,041 73 Jennie 3,015 74 Leona 2,972 75 Ella 2,954 76 Genevieve 2,928 77 Lena 2,927 78 Vivian 2,857 79 Lucy 2,814 80 Wilma 2,773 81 Charlotte 2,757 82 Violet 2,752 83 Barbara 2,704 84 Lillie 2,687 85 Marguerite 2,687 86 Marian 2,612 87 Blanche 2,590 88 Ellen 2,581 89 Mae 2,486 90 Opal 2,482 91 Mattie 2,434 92 Juanita 2,398 93 Theresa 2,309 94 Velma 2,287 95 Beulah 2,268 96 June 2,139 97 Sophie 2,112 98 Maxine 2,110 99 Emily 2,091 100 Phyllis 2,088
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Inez 2,005 102 Nancy 1,987 103 Carrie 1,968 104 Kathleen 1,940 105 Fannie 1,927 106 Sara 1,913 107 Hilda 1,891 108 Geraldine 1,866 109 Eunice 1,860 110 Geneva 1,856 111 Georgia 1,853 112 Harriet 1,849 113 Hattie 1,825 114 Ada 1,817 115 Loretta 1,810 116 Rosa 1,793 117 Estelle 1,784 118 Norma 1,737 119 Cora 1,683 120 Alberta 1,675 121 Madeline 1,670 122 Dora 1,666 123 Olive 1,654 124 Mamie 1,629 125 Christine 1,625 126 Verna 1,570 127 Audrey 1,565 128 Naomi 1,548 129 Lula 1,537 130 Olga 1,532 131 Daisy 1,518 132 Eileen 1,493 133 Sadie 1,458 134 Muriel 1,445 135 Lucile 1,441 136 Lola 1,420 137 Caroline 1,402 138 Miriam 1,377 139 Erma 1,375 140 Flora 1,368 141 Lorraine 1,323 142 Irma 1,310 143 Winifred 1,299 144 Nora 1,293 145 Mable 1,287 146 Maria 1,286 147 Dolores 1,280 148 Jeanette 1,273 149 Susie 1,270 150 Maggie 1,269 151 Victoria 1,266 152 Henrietta 1,246 153 Lottie 1,237 154 Wanda 1,233 155 Elaine 1,212 156 Rachel 1,205 157 Fern 1,175 158 Janet 1,173 159 Rebecca 1,169 160 Eula 1,162 161 Roberta 1,156 162 Shirley 1,135 163 Sally 1,121 164 Anita 1,116 165 Amelia 1,115 166 Nettie 1,106 167 Adeline 1,097 168 Carolyn 1,096 169 Della 1,086 170 Lydia 1,086 171 Nina 1,085 172 Goldie 1,051 173 Antoinette 1,047 174 Rosie 975 175 May 974 176 Freda 944 177 Isabel 943 178 Isabelle 942 179 Lorene 940 180 Bonnie 939 181 Katie 937 182 Dorothea 925 183 Angeline 922 184 Cleo 914 185 Veronica 914 186 Marcella 905 187 Jeannette 903 188 Adele 897 189 Patricia 895 190 Iva 878 191 Essie 869 192 Regina 869 193 Arlene 864 194 Ollie 855 195 Celia 853 196 Effie 844 197 Rosalie 840 198 Jeanne 828 199 Angelina 826 200 Cecelia 821 201 Rosemary 820 202 Susan 817 203 Sue 812 204 Claire 809 205 Addie 808 206 Ora 803 207 Eloise 798 208 Frieda 792 209 Faye 790 210 Joan 784 211 Luella 783 212 Sallie 781 213 Lela 774 214 Maude 771 215 Etta 766 216 Elva 753 217 Selma 741 218 Margie 740 219 Mollie 738 220 Constance 728 221 Cecilia 723 222 Alta 721 223 Ina 705 224 Fay 701 225 Angela 698 226 Jewell 692 227 Sophia 692 228 Nell 689 229 Teresa 686 230 Lila 684 231 Helene 682 232 Matilda 682 233 Leola 669 234 Reba 662 235 Annette 660 236 Lizzie 657 237 Jewel 652 238 Joyce 640 239 Amy 624 240 Ola 611 241 Nannie 607 242 Estella 599 243 Carol 596 244 Flossie 582 245 Elma 575 246 Gwendolyn 575 247 Janie 571 248 Eleanore 570 249 Ernestine 564 250 Laverne 564 251 Iris 563 252 Leah 552 253 Hannah 546 254 Johnnie 545 255 Lenora 543 256 Edythe 542 257 Millie 521 258 Rena 519 259 Elinor 508 260 Eugenia 506 261 Francis 503 262 Adelaide 502 263 Tillie 499 264 Melba 493 265 Virgie 488 266 Zelma 487 267 Carmen 483 268 Donna 483 269 Neva 472 270 Clarice 470 271 Billie 468 272 Cecile 468 273 Elnora 467 274 Elvira 465 275 Harriett 460 276 Winnie 459 277 Letha 452 278 Ila 451 279 Lee 445 280 Imogene 444 281 Carmela 430 282 Allie 429 283 Natalie 429 284 Annabelle 427 285 Peggy 423 286 Gracie 414 287 Amanda 412 288 Belle 407 289 Helena 405 290 Lorena 395 291 Cornelia 394 292 Priscilla 392 293 Aileen 390 294 Myra 390 295 Claudia 387 296 Berniece 385 297 Rhoda 385 298 Alyce 384 299 Josie 379 300 Yvonne 379 301 Madge 378 302 Olivia 372 303 Carmella 371 304 Augusta 369 305 Dollie 369 306 Avis 366 307 Leila 363 308 Stephanie 361 309 Lenore 360 310 Hester 359 311 Rosella 357 312 Concetta 356 313 Eliza 356 314 Bernadine 354 315 Merle 353 316 Callie 350 317 Bettie 347 318 Gussie 344 319 Katharine 344 320 Arline 343 321 Lily 343 322 Odessa 343 323 Bertie 342 324 Lora 341 325 Christina 339 326 Kate 339 327 Frankie 338 328 Nadine 337 329 Connie 336 330 Ione 326 331 Molly 325 332 Corinne 323 333 Lessie 321 334 Nola 320 335 Johanna 319 336 Leota 312 337 Maurine 312 338 Beverly 311 339 Erna 310 340 Aline 307 341 Roxie 301 342 Wilhelmina 301 343 Maudie 299 344 Loraine 296 345 Rosetta 293 346 Tessie 292 347 Willa 292 348 Mayme 291 349 Linda 290 350 Iola 289 351 Gretchen 288 352 Dolly 287 353 Janice 285 354 Lou 285 355 Philomena 284 356 Dessie 283 357 Catharine 281 358 Delia 280 359 Eddie 280 360 Lilly 279 361 Oma 279 362 Margery 275 363 Lelia 272 364 Iona 270 365 Sybil 269 366 Alvina 268 367 Pansy 267 368 Althea 266 369 Florine 266 370 Mona 265 371 Zella 265 372 Mavis 264 373 Elisabeth 261 374 Wilda 261 375 Corine 260 376 Ophelia 260 377 Reva 260 378 Bernadette 256 379 Birdie 256 380 Hallie 254 381 Judith 254 382 Yolanda 251 383 Pearlie 250 384 Isabell 249 385 Jimmie 248 386 Kay 243 387 Isabella 242 388 Nona 242 389 Elda 241 390 Gloria 239 391 Delores 237 392 Elsa 237 393 Antonia 235 394 Mercedes 232 395 Harriette 231 396 Ramona 231 397 Zelda 230 398 Dorthy 228 399 Paula 228 400 Verda 226 401 Leone 225 402 Lauretta 224 403 Leta 224 404 Leora 223 405 Cynthia 216 406 Jannie 216 407 Marietta 216 408 Rae 215 409 Ferne 213 410 Beryl 211 411 Fanny 211 412 Hope 210 413 Rubye 210 414 Beth 209 415 Hortense 209 416 Madelyn 209 417 Polly 209 418 Louella 208 419 Angie 207 420 Melva 207 421 Oleta 207 422 Dixie 206 423 Gertie 206 424 Minerva 205 425 Alene 204 426 Lorna 204 427 Tommie 204 428 Allene 202 429 Cecil 200 430 John 200 431 Agatha 199 432 Albina 199 433 Phoebe 198 434 Dovie 197 435 Georgie 197 436 Vada 197 437 Monica 196 438 Orpha 195 439 Robbie 195 440 Vesta 195 441 Bobbie 193 442 Garnet 193 443 Yetta 193 444 Winona 192 445 Joy 190 446 Lettie 190 447 Evangeline 188 448 Ester 187 449 Louisa 187 450 Vida 187 451 Elise 186 452 Elvera 186 453 Glenna 185 454 Floy 184 455 Alpha 182 456 Jacqueline 182 457 Lucinda 182 458 Maud 182 459 Rowena 182 460 Linnie 179 461 Marjory 179 462 Lura 178 463 Marcia 178 464 Madeleine 177 465 Blanch 175 466 Mozelle 175 467 Julie 173 468 Valeria 173 469 Evalyn 172 470 Rhea 172 471 Ava 171 472 Clare 171 473 Valerie 171 474 Suzanne 169 475 Zora 169 476 Ona 168 477 Veda 168 478 Lulu 167 479 Camille 165 480 Dorotha 165 481 Aurelia 164 482 Elena 164 483 Una 164 484 Ivy 162 485 Bella 160 486 Emilie 160 487 Lona 160 488 Earline 159 489 Golda 158 490 Diana 157 491 Maybelle 156 492 Mina 156 493 Rosalind 156 494 Guadalupe 155 495 James 155 496 Retha 155 497 Artie 154 498 Justine 154 499 Adell 153 500 Eleanora 153 501 Hettie 153 502 Velda 153 503 Delma 152 504 Hedwig 152 505 Magdalene 151 506 Marianne 151 507 Vernice 151 508 Katheryn 150 509 Lorine 149 510 Bette 148 511 Dortha 148 512 Zola 148 513 Aurora 147 514 Cassie 147 515 Ethelyn 147 516 Joanna 147 517 Millicent 147 518 Alva 146 519 Filomena 146 520 Mathilda 146 521 Nelda 146 522 Era 145 523 Edwina 144 524 Georgiana 144 525 Ursula 144 526 Corrine 143 527 Dorris 143 528 Eve 143 529 Juliette 143 530 Verla 143 531 Antonette 141 532 Felicia 141 533 Gene 140 534 Lucia 140 535 Queen 140 536 Vergie 140 537 Belva 139 538 George 139 539 Nelle 139 540 Winnifred 139 541 Crystal 138 542 Freida 138 543 Idella 138 544 Myrtis 138 545 Enid 137 546 Germaine 137 547 Alfreda 136 548 Bennie 136 549 Cathryn 136 550 Elna 136 551 Cordelia 135 552 Gail 135 553 Marvel 135 554 Ocie 134 555 Celeste 133 556 Charlene 133 557 Tina 133 558 Tressie 133 559 Alda 132 560 Clementine 132 561 Margarette 132 562 Reta 132 563 Hulda 131 564 Margarita 130 565 Camilla 129 566 Claudine 129 567 Maryann 129 568 Theodora 129 569 William 129 570 Ilene 128 571 Jo 128 572 Myrna 128 573 Patsy 128 574 Almeda 127 575 Lavina 127 576 Charlie 126 577 Estell 126 578 Faith 126 579 Johnie 126 580 Meta 126 581 Ray 126 582 Odell 125 583 Abbie 124 584 Hildegarde 124 585 Theda 124 586 Delphine 123 587 Lennie 123 588 Velva 123 589 Bess 122 590 Consuelo 122 591 Roma 122 592 Ruthie 121 593 Florene 120 594 Idell 120 595 Lilyan 120 596 Magnolia 120 597 Petra 120 598 Roslyn 120 599 Ardis 119 600 Chloe 119 601 Emilia 119 602 Lida 119 603 Celestine 118 604 Leatha 118 605 Clyde 117 606 Vernie 117 607 Adela 116 608 Berneice 116 609 Robert 116 610 Therese 115 611 Anastasia 114 612 Joe 114 613 Maureen 114 614 Nita 114 615 Dena 113 616 Elouise 113 617 Janette 113 618 Jaunita 113 619 Lovie 113 620 Malinda 113 621 Novella 113 622 Annabel 112 623 Myrtice 112 624 Manuela 111 625 Margret 111 626 Leonora 110 627 Lupe 110 628 Sibyl 110 629 Hellen 109 630 Ima 109 631 Marilyn 109 632 Carmel 108 633 Kathlyn 108 634 Libby 108 635 Rosalee 108 636 Rosalyn 108 637 Susanna 108 638 Deloris 107 639 Mazie 107 640 Adella 106 641 Jenny 106 642 Melvina 106 643 Twila 106 644 Deborah 105 645 Freddie 105 646 Hilma 105 647 Kitty 105 648 Berenice 104 649 Evie 104 650 Lue 104 651 Rosamond 104 652 Annetta 103 653 Greta 103 654 Madie 103 655 Earnestine 102 656 Elmira 102 657 Zula 102 658 Charles 101 659 Gilda 101 660 Marianna 101 661 Myrtie 101 662 Carolina 100 663 Ouida 100 664 Diane 99 665 Lina 99 666 Vina 99 667 Myrle 98 668 Theo 98 669 Bethel 96 670 Eldora 96 671 Esta 96 672 Rachael 96 673 Rubie 96 674 Treva 96 675 Altha 95 676 Bridget 95 677 Claudie 95 678 Delphia 95 679 Grayce 95 680 Mittie 95 681 Mozell 95 682 Albertha 94 683 Georgina 94 684 Verona 94 685 Evelyne 93 686 Gwen 93 687 Lavon 93 688 Nan 93 689 Ethyl 92 690 Lucretia 92 691 Magdalen 92 692 Nedra 92 693 Pearle 92 694 Rosalia 92 695 Zona 92 696 Aletha 91 697 Donnie 91 698 Garnett 91 699 Vincenza 91 700 Bonita 90 701 Ellie 90 702 Maxie 90 703 Rosina 90 704 Adrienne 89 705 Alvera 89 706 Audra 89 707 Darlene 89 708 Easter 89 709 Kathrine 89 710 Lyda 89 711 Madaline 89 712 Yvette 89 713 Arvilla 88 714 Elenora 88 715 Leslie 88 716 Rosemarie 88 717 Vivienne 88 718 Jayne 87 719 Juana 87 720 Syble 87 721 Violette 87 722 Dorcas 86 723 Santa 85 724 Berta 84 725 Gayle 84 726 Hildred 84 727 Joanne 84 728 Judy 84 729 Palma 84 730 Renee 84 731 Georgianna 83 732 Larue 83 733 Mandy 83 734 Adelia 82 735 Cleta 82 736 Laverna 82 737 Vallie 82 738 Emmie 81 739 Eulalia 81 740 Hildegard 81 741 Versie 81 742 Viva 81 743 Corene 80 744 Jerry 80 745 Norene 80 746 Sudie 80 747 Alba 79 748 Dona 79 749 Pattie 79 750 Rosanna 79 751 Sabina 79 752 Adelle 77 753 Betsy 77 754 Jettie 77 755 Norine 77 756 Lavada 76 757 Madonna 76 758 Mafalda 76 759 Magdalena 76 760 Margaretta 76 761 Alicia 75 762 Charity 75 763 Hazle 75 764 Ira 75 765 Lilian 75 766 Nathalie 75 767 Alverta 74 768 Amalia 74 769 Annabell 74 770 Cathrine 74 771 Florida 74 772 Lavonne 74 773 Pearline 74 774 Adaline 73 775 Annis 73 776 Marge 73 777 Pinkie 73 778 Audie 72 779 Henry 72 780 Earlene 71 781 Eda 71 782 Ines 71 783 Macie 71 784 Martina 71 785 Neoma 71 786 Ossie 71 787 Arleen 70 788 Kathryne 70 789 Letitia 70 790 Lucie 70 791 Andrea 69 792 Astrid 69 793 Joseph 69 794 Lurline 69 795 Mabelle 69 796 Nova 69 797 Vita 69 798 Clarissa 68 799 Elinore 68 800 Glenda 68 801 Lavern 68 802 Ardella 67 803 Francisca 67 804 Lavinia 67 805 Melissa 67 806 Roselyn 67 807 Signe 67 808 Thora 67 809 Beaulah 66 810 Juliet 66 811 Adah 65 812 Daphne 65 813 Fae 65 814 Jackie 65 815 Joann 65 816 Ludie 65 817 Stephania 65 818 Verlie 65 819 Waneta 65 820 Annamae 64 821 Madalyn 64 822 Margarete 64 823 Stasia 64 824 Eulah 63 825 Octavia 63 826 Savannah 63 827 Sidney 63 828 Frank 62 829 Maybell 62 830 Naoma 62 831 Adelina 61 832 Elvie 61 833 Goldia 61 834 Hertha 61 835 Kattie 61 836 Luvenia 61 837 Maurice 61 838 Sonia 61 839 Antonetta 60 840 Elisa 60 841 Freeda 60 842 Louie 60 843 Loyce 60 844 Marcelle 60 845 Sammie 60 846 Tena 60 847 Verdie 60 848 Vernell 60 849 Vinnie 60 850 Edyth 59 851 Enola 59 852 Gay 59 853 Jamie 59 854 Lenna 59 855 Rosia 59 856 Dawn 58 857 Delta 58 858 Elizebeth 58 859 Eveline 58 860 Hermina 58 861 Lea 58 862 Lilla 58 863 Lonnie 58 864 Maryjane 58 865 Antonina 57 866 Bulah 57 867 Josefa 57 868 Lexie 57 869 Neta 57 870 Ressie 57 871 Venita 57 872 Willia 57 873 Zoe 57 874 Albertine 56 875 Ardith 56 876 Charline 56 877 Cleora 56 878 Elenore 56 879 Euna 56 880 Gladyce 56 881 Loma 56 882 Noma 56 883 Oneta 56 884 Zita 56 885 Ardell 55 886 Imelda 55 887 Jessica 55 888 Margarett 55 889 Meda 55 890 Rosaline 55 891 Walter 55 892 Aida 54 893 Clemmie 54 894 Elvina 54 895 Emogene 54 896 Esperanza 54 897 Mariam 54 898 Queenie 54 899 Theola 54 900 Amie 53 901 Antionette 53 902 Bernardine 53 903 Bernita 53 904 Cordie 53 905 Dale 53 906 Dorathy 53 907 Edward 53 908 Eugenie 53 909 Gertha 53 910 Hassie 53 911 Henriette 53 912 Louvenia 53 913 Tennie 53 914 Vella 53 915 Vena 53 916 Vivien 53 917 Colleen 52 918 Delilah 52 919 Elfrieda 52 920 Emelia 52 921 Etha 52 922 Exie 52 923 Fairy 52 924 Lyla 52 925 Mallie 52 926 Ozella 52 927 Alida 51 928 Eloisa 51 929 Jeane 51 930 Laurine 51 931 Madlyn 51 932 Myrl 51 933 Santina 51 934 Bernetta 50 935 Carole 50 936 Delpha 50 937 Domenica 50 938 Doretha 50 939 Gaynell 50 940 Jonnie 50 941 Lahoma 50 942 Louis 50 943 Veta 50 944 Afton 49 945 Alexandra 49 946 Benita 49 947 Ceola 49 948 Dominga 49 949 Gerda 49 950 Herminia 49 951 Libbie 49 952 Meredith 49 953 Onie 49 954 Reatha 49 955 Rozella 49 956 Sandra 49 957 Tressa 49 958 Ena 48 959 Georgette 48 960 Leo 48 961 Maryellen 48 962 Maye 48 963 Nella 48 964 Odie 48 965 Romaine 48 966 Ruthe 48 967 Sigrid 48 968 Almeta 47 969 Ara 47 970 Bell 47 971 Clarabelle 47 972 Concepcion 47 973 Delcie 47 974 Golden 47 975 Marybelle 47 976 Minna 47 977 Noreen 47 978 Zenobia 47 979 Bettye 46 980 Dimple 46 981 Eudora 46 982 Josefina 46 983 Juliana 46 984 Lera 46 985 Mammie 46 986 Pat 46 987 Thomas 46 988 Trudie 46 989 Vlasta 46 990 Alline 45 991 Augustine 45 992 Cleone 45 993 Dagmar 45 994 Emmaline 45 995 Ivory 45 996 Kathaleen 45 997 Leonor 45 998 Santos 45 999 Vernon 45 1000 Atha 44
Boys: top 25 of 1915 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1914 1 1 John 47,576 56.1 #1 2 2 William 38,563 45.4 #2 3 3 James 33,773 39.8 #3 4 4 Robert 28,737 33.9 #4 5 5 Joseph 23,051 27.2 #5 6 6 George 22,307 26.3 #6 7 7 Charles 21,960 25.9 #7 8 8 Edward 15,889 18.7 #8 9 9 Frank 15,006 17.7 #9 10 10 Thomas 11,490 13.5 #11 11 11 Walter 11,255 13.3 #10 12 12 Harold 10,444 12.3 #14 13 13 Paul 10,328 12.2 #13 14 14 Henry 10,138 11.9 #12 15 15 Richard 9,143 10.8 #17 16 16 Raymond 8,981 10.6 #16 17 17 Albert 8,825 10.4 #15 18 18 Arthur 8,564 10.1 #18 19 19 Harry 8,470 10.0 #19 20 20 Donald 7,116 8.4 #23 21 21 Ralph 6,816 8.0 #21 22 22 Carl 6,613 7.8 #24 23 23 Louis 6,518 7.7 #20 24 24 Clarence 6,267 7.4 #22 25 25 Howard 6,103 7.2 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Fred 5,778 27 Jack 5,749 28 Kenneth 5,681 29 Francis 5,594 30 Willie 5,434 31 David 5,394 32 Roy 5,052 33 Earl 4,908 34 Stanley 4,807 35 Ernest 4,787 36 Anthony 4,722 37 Lawrence 4,688 38 Joe 4,648 39 Samuel 4,351 40 Herbert 4,341 41 Eugene 4,321 42 Alfred 4,231 43 Michael 4,079 44 Leonard 3,993 45 Elmer 3,802 46 Andrew 3,573 47 Leo 3,527 48 Bernard 3,302 49 Peter 3,302 50 Norman 3,262 51 Russell 3,250 52 Frederick 3,159 53 Edwin 3,151 54 Chester 3,043 55 Daniel 3,002 56 Herman 2,983 57 Lester 2,943 58 Willard 2,889 59 Floyd 2,824 60 Melvin 2,780 61 Clifford 2,741 62 Lloyd 2,653 63 Clyde 2,518 64 Theodore 2,504 65 Vincent 2,491 66 Leroy 2,450 67 Ray 2,365 68 Sam 2,339 69 Philip 2,328 70 Lewis 2,307 71 Benjamin 2,241 72 Marvin 2,227 73 Milton 2,225 74 Victor 2,211 75 Charlie 2,193 76 Cecil 2,181 77 Jesse 2,111 78 Gerald 2,085 79 Martin 2,070 80 Vernon 2,060 81 Alvin 2,006 82 Leon 1,977 83 Woodrow 1,966 84 Lee 1,916 85 Edgar 1,895 86 Stephen 1,850 87 Glenn 1,842 88 Oscar 1,788 89 Everett 1,731 90 Gordon 1,717 91 Arnold 1,691 92 Wilbur 1,685 93 Morris 1,660 94 Sidney 1,615 95 Harvey 1,613 96 Claude 1,605 97 Wayne 1,517 98 Homer 1,487 99 Allen 1,458 100 Gilbert 1,452
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Maurice 1,440 102 Max 1,434 103 Alexander 1,432 104 Nicholas 1,427 105 Warren 1,420 106 Leslie 1,409 107 Irving 1,385 108 Virgil 1,376 109 Julius 1,361 110 Steve 1,335 111 Hugh 1,318 112 Marion 1,295 113 Ben 1,263 114 Jessie 1,240 115 Luther 1,198 116 Hubert 1,195 117 Johnnie 1,168 118 Roland 1,137 119 Oliver 1,131 120 Eddie 1,124 121 Jacob 1,122 122 Horace 1,114 123 Glen 1,112 124 Roger 1,086 125 Dale 1,081 126 Wallace 1,079 127 Orville 1,076 128 Curtis 1,058 129 Mike 1,029 130 Tony 1,016 131 Alex 1,008 132 Franklin 1,001 133 Wesley 990 134 Manuel 976 135 Rudolph 974 136 Edmund 961 137 Willis 950 138 Emil 918 139 Nathan 916 140 Jerome 907 141 Otis 901 142 Tom 869 143 Earnest 824 144 Clifton 820 145 Guy 816 146 Ira 812 147 Jerry 801 148 Salvatore 800 149 Angelo 799 150 Matthew 798 151 Archie 794 152 Abraham 790 153 Otto 773 154 Wilson 767 155 Ronald 763 156 Don 747 157 Bill 746 158 Douglas 734 159 Lyle 719 160 Karl 715 161 Marshall 715 162 August 709 163 Sylvester 706 164 Patrick 704 165 Clayton 699 166 Calvin 694 167 Clinton 681 168 Irvin 681 169 Elbert 669 170 Jim 668 171 Bennie 663 172 Bruce 663 173 Ivan 662 174 Jose 659 175 Wilbert 651 176 Forrest 643 177 Nick 642 178 Adolph 637 179 Delbert 630 180 Phillip 628 181 Wilfred 626 182 Ellis 618 183 Jimmie 611 184 Nelson 606 185 Leland 597 186 Merle 595 187 Emmett 592 188 Rufus 588 189 Felix 583 190 Ervin 582 191 Julian 579 192 Dan 578 193 Jess 577 194 Adam 574 195 Alton 568 196 Isaac 568 197 Nathaniel 554 198 Aaron 553 199 Lonnie 546 200 Jay 537 201 Lowell 536 202 Bert 532 203 Pete 531 204 Elwood 529 205 Mark 529 206 Antonio 527 207 Carroll 527 208 Dominick 521 209 Dennis 514 210 Roscoe 505 211 Grady 497 212 Gene 493 213 Wendell 490 214 Percy 488 215 Myron 484 216 Owen 479 217 Grover 478 218 Perry 478 219 Amos 474 220 Dominic 469 221 Malcolm 464 222 Laurence 462 223 Byron 458 224 Johnie 456 225 Dean 453 226 Ross 451 227 Allan 441 228 Loyd 436 229 Harley 434 230 Mack 434 231 Reuben 431 232 Fredrick 426 233 Sherman 425 234 Austin 424 235 Erwin 423 236 Keith 422 237 Johnny 417 238 Troy 415 239 Charley 414 240 Millard 406 241 Ted 403 242 Eldon 401 243 Rex 401 244 Aubrey 394 245 Loren 392 246 Preston 388 247 Hyman 378 248 Cornelius 372 249 Will 362 250 Murray 361 251 Louie 360 252 Anton 357 253 Grant 357 254 Jake 355 255 Mario 354 256 Wilmer 352 257 Carlton 349 258 Cleo 349 259 Bruno 348 260 Juan 348 261 Emanuel 345 262 Garland 343 263 Dwight 337 264 Boyd 335 265 Jasper 332 266 Norbert 332 267 Conrad 331 268 Burton 328 269 Mitchell 328 270 Simon 326 271 Edmond 323 272 Gerard 323 273 Kermit 322 274 Ed 321 275 Clement 320 276 Thurman 318 277 Tommie 318 278 Elton 317 279 Harrison 313 280 Solomon 312 281 Monroe 310 282 Earle 307 283 Marcus 307 284 Lynn 305 285 Russel 305 286 Seymour 303 287 Elvin 301 288 Larry 301 289 Steven 298 290 Alphonse 297 291 Clair 297 292 Bob 296 293 Dave 295 294 Maynard 294 295 Rocco 290 296 Clark 289 297 Neil 289 298 Ollie 288 299 Gus 287 300 Moses 287 301 Dewey 286 302 Elmo 286 303 Morton 286 304 Freddie 283 305 Andy 277 306 Barney 276 307 Billy 276 308 Emery 274 309 Carlos 273 310 Cyril 273 311 Abe 272 312 Booker 272 313 Joel 272 314 Roosevelt 272 315 Sol 272 316 Claud 271 317 Eli 269 318 Alonzo 267 319 Dallas 266 320 Harlan 266 321 Wade 266 322 Isadore 265 323 Doyle 264 324 Alva 262 325 Irwin 261 326 Merrill 261 327 Pasquale 260 328 Ellsworth 259 329 Orval 258 330 Ruben 256 331 Thaddeus 254 332 Timothy 253 333 Forest 252 334 Ned 252 335 Stuart 249 336 Ferdinand 245 337 Cleveland 244 338 Reginald 244 339 Basil 243 340 Elijah 243 341 Christopher 242 342 Jesus 242 343 Frederic 240 344 Patsy 240 345 Wilford 240 346 Alan 238 347 Odell 237 348 Ward 237 349 Rodney 235 350 Roman 234 351 Adrian 231 352 Darrell 231 353 Laverne 231 354 Emerson 229 355 Neal 228 356 Herschel 226 357 Sanford 226 358 Emory 225 359 Lionel 224 360 Noel 223 361 Hollis 220 362 Randolph 220 363 Stewart 220 364 Weldon 219 365 Levi 218 366 Armand 217 367 Buster 214 368 Vern 212 369 Wiley 212 370 Carmen 211 371 Benny 210 372 Buford 209 373 Sterling 209 374 Saul 207 375 Delmar 205 376 Mathew 204 377 Meyer 203 378 Truman 202 379 Vito 198 380 Silas 197 381 Winston 197 382 Duane 196 383 Harris 196 384 Wilburn 196 385 Hugo 195 386 Milford 195 387 Pedro 193 388 Tommy 193 389 Ramon 191 390 Coy 189 391 Noah 189 392 Omer 189 393 Aloysius 187 394 Ambrose 187 395 Miles 186 396 Alfonso 184 397 Norris 184 398 Jeff 183 399 Isidore 182 400 Lyman 180 401 Milo 180 402 Merlin 179 403 Casimir 178 404 Maxwell 176 405 Al 175 406 Jackson 175 407 Waldo 174 408 Gabriel 173 409 Van 173 410 Carmine 172 411 Elliott 172 412 Micheal 172 413 Sydney 172 414 Freeman 171 415 Shirley 171 416 Billie 170 417 Dick 167 418 Dudley 167 419 Foster 166 420 Pat 166 421 Francisco 163 422 Mervin 163 423 Augustus 162 424 Jean 162 425 Hiram 161 426 Lorenzo 161 427 Travis 160 428 Wilber 160 429 Bertram 159 430 Mary 159 431 Sammie 159 432 Luke 157 433 Royal 157 434 Scott 157 435 Randall 156 436 Alden 155 437 Eric 155 438 Cletus 154 439 Olen 154 440 Spencer 153 441 Gustave 152 442 Hal 152 443 Odis 152 444 Olin 152 445 Christian 151 446 Major 151 447 Jefferson 150 448 Evan 149 449 Everette 149 450 Denver 148 451 Junior 148 452 Theron 148 453 Wilton 147 454 Orlando 146 455 Winfred 146 456 Chris 145 457 Houston 145 458 Rolland 145 459 Gail 143 460 Newton 143 461 Riley 142 462 Fay 141 463 Hershel 141 464 Noble 141 465 Rubin 141 466 Albin 139 467 Darwin 139 468 Fletcher 139 469 Sigmund 139 470 Israel 137 471 Valentine 137 472 Jimmy 136 473 Joshua 136 474 Morgan 136 475 Columbus 135 476 Ezra 135 477 Gregory 135 478 Lavern 135 479 Linwood 135 480 Palmer 135 481 Ora 134 482 Benedict 133 483 Ford 133 484 Ulysses 133 485 Clay 132 486 Teddy 132 487 Vance 132 488 Bud 130 489 Burl 130 490 Marlin 128 491 Mose 128 492 Emile 127 493 Avery 125 494 Lamar 125 495 Lucien 125 496 Sheldon 125 497 Cyrus 124 498 Elwin 124 499 Lucian 124 500 Raleigh 124 501 Verne 124 502 Walton 124 503 Arlie 122 504 Dewitt 122 505 Justin 122 506 Anderson 121 507 Dee 120 508 Phil 120 509 Elmore 119 510 Lucius 119 511 Vaughn 119 512 Winfield 119 513 Lincoln 118 514 Nolan 118 515 Harmon 117 516 Hoyt 117 517 Rupert 117 518 Coleman 116 519 Junius 116 520 Elias 114 521 Harland 114 522 Antone 113 523 Beverly 113 524 Delmer 113 525 Carlo 112 526 Oren 112 527 Sebastian 112 528 Domenic 111 529 Jules 111 530 King 111 531 Asa 109 532 Gaylord 109 533 Otho 109 534 Royce 109 535 Casper 108 536 Hector 108 537 Jewel 108 538 Otha 108 539 Lenard 107 540 Rosario 107 541 Taylor 107 542 Hobert 106 543 Matt 106 544 Blaine 105 545 Judson 105 546 Merton 105 547 Rene 105 548 Rudy 105 549 Terry 105 550 Davis 104 551 Elroy 104 552 Gale 104 553 Luis 104 554 Miguel 104 555 Jewell 103 556 Porter 103 557 Walker 103 558 Casimer 102 559 Eldred 102 560 Napoleon 102 561 Salvador 102 562 Durward 101 563 Edd 101 564 Garfield 101 565 Guido 101 566 Kelly 101 567 Reed 101 568 Webster 101 569 Raphael 100 570 Chas 99 571 Santo 99 572 Graham 98 573 Hans 98 574 Mason 98 575 Orrin 98 576 Aldo 97 577 Alvis 97 578 Carrol 97 579 Pearl 97 580 Armando 96 581 Isiah 96 582 Ottis 96 583 Carson 95 584 Granville 95 585 Lemuel 95 586 Romeo 95 587 Abner 94 588 Dorsey 94 589 Arden 93 590 Bennett 93 591 Bernice 93 592 Carleton 93 593 Dalton 93 594 Elden 93 595 Clem 92 596 Florian 92 597 Gustav 92 598 Isaiah 92 599 Nickolas 92 600 Oswald 92 601 Frances 91 602 Guadalupe 91 603 Haywood 91 604 Theo 91 605 Augustine 90 606 Emmitt 90 607 Marcel 90 608 Shelby 90 609 Alfredo 89 610 Dana 89 611 Elzie 89 612 Enoch 89 613 Lacy 89 614 Dock 88 615 Raul 88 616 Americo 87 617 Loy 87 618 Meredith 87 619 Rollin 87 620 Stanford 87 621 Alois 86 622 Arther 86 623 Constantine 86 624 Darrel 86 625 Emmet 86 626 Hobart 86 627 Sherwood 86 628 Warner 86 629 Dante 85 630 Emilio 85 631 Joesph 85 632 Alphonso 84 633 Cloyd 84 634 Eldridge 84 635 Hilton 84 636 Roderick 84 637 Hermon 83 638 Jonathan 83 639 Oral 83 640 Orin 83 641 Rogers 83 642 Newell 82 643 Abram 81 644 Edison 81 645 Ignatius 81 646 Jonas 81 647 Buck 80 648 Haskell 80 649 Merritt 80 650 Prince 80 651 Seth 80 652 Arvid 79 653 Connie 79 654 Evert 79 655 Felton 79 656 Fredric 79 657 Carol 78 658 Carter 78 659 Fritz 78 660 Gary 78 661 Jason 78 662 Alberto 77 663 Clare 77 664 Domingo 77 665 Reynold 77 666 Wm 77 667 Arlo 76 668 Jeremiah 76 669 Mortimer 76 670 Oran 76 671 Bernie 75 672 Beryl 75 673 Garrett 75 674 Ludwig 75 675 Eino 74 676 Garnett 74 677 Johnson 74 678 Talmadge 74 679 Werner 74 680 Elwyn 73 681 Alford 72 682 Angus 72 683 Carlyle 72 684 Craig 72 685 Domenick 72 686 Gaetano 72 687 Madison 72 688 Parker 72 689 Watson 72 690 Alvie 71 691 Aron 71 692 Brooks 71 693 Dayton 71 694 Early 71 695 Evans 71 696 Lambert 71 697 Olaf 71 698 Boyce 70 699 Chauncey 70 700 Dexter 70 701 Duncan 70 702 Franklyn 70 703 Ike 70 704 Omar 70 705 Allie 69 706 Blair 69 707 Bradford 69 708 Ernie 69 709 Gregorio 69 710 Julio 69 711 Obie 69 712 Raymon 69 713 Rowland 69 714 Verl 69 715 Adelbert 68 716 Enrique 68 717 Garth 68 718 Hazel 68 719 Howell 68 720 Leander 68 721 Loyal 68 722 Mahlon 68 723 Miller 68 724 Turner 68 725 Hamilton 67 726 Hayden 67 727 Lois 67 728 Loran 67 729 Melville 67 730 Rafael 67 731 Silvio 67 732 Urban 67 733 Vester 67 734 Bradley 66 735 Burt 66 736 Crawford 66 737 Elvis 66 738 Milan 66 739 Milburn 66 740 Sylvan 66 741 Clarance 65 742 Clovis 65 743 Gardner 65 744 Giles 65 745 Kyle 65 746 Mac 65 747 Reinhold 65 748 Rudolf 65 749 Vernie 65 750 Abel 64 751 Adolphus 64 752 Arne 64 753 Buddy 64 754 Lawson 64 755 Thornton 64 756 Thurston 64 757 Bonnie 63 758 Tomas 63 759 Addison 62 760 Bryant 62 761 Clemens 62 762 Cleve 62 763 Galen 62 764 Jordan 62 765 Lorin 62 766 Pablo 62 767 Benton 61 768 Murphy 61 769 Nat 61 770 Norval 61 771 Ransom 61 772 Santiago 61 773 Verner 61 774 Williard 61 775 Winford 61 776 Berry 60 777 Einar 60 778 General 60 779 Helen 60 780 Henderson 60 781 Lonzo 60 782 Mckinley 60 783 Regis 60 784 Smith 60 785 Carey 59 786 Kirby 59 787 Murry 59 788 Myles 59 789 Roberto 59 790 Theadore 59 791 Audrey 58 792 Brady 58 793 Carmelo 58 794 Cliff 58 795 Elisha 58 796 Estel 58 797 Foy 58 798 Ivy 58 799 Jennings 58 800 Lucious 58 801 Ruby 58 802 Shelton 58 803 Stanton 58 804 Alec 57 805 Archibald 57 806 Cedric 57 807 Leopold 57 808 Lindsey 57 809 Merl 57 810 Nicolas 57 811 Odie 57 812 Oris 57 813 Orland 57 814 Tillman 57 815 Verlin 57 816 Andres 56 817 Fernando 56 818 Hayward 56 819 Hilbert 56 820 Ignacio 56 821 Nels 56 822 Sandy 56 823 Arno 55 824 Dillard 55 825 Durwood 55 826 Ellwood 55 827 Hardy 55 828 Llewellyn 55 829 Logan 55 830 Marcellus 55 831 Reno 55 832 Arley 54 833 Arvel 54 834 Arvil 54 835 Earlie 54 836 Emmit 54 837 Ewald 54 838 Lon 54 839 Manley 54 840 Norton 54 841 Norwood 54 842 Richmond 54 843 Vergil 54 844 Waymon 54 845 Wyatt 54 846 Benjiman 53 847 Cary 53 848 Casey 53 849 Clint 53 850 Margaret 53 851 Maxie 53 852 Mitchel 53 853 Orvil 53 854 Williams 53 855 Worth 53 856 Wylie 53 857 Bertrand 52 858 Chalmer 52 859 Ennis 52 860 Enos 52 861 Ivory 52 862 Rosevelt 52 863 Claire 51 864 Claudie 51 865 Lafayette 51 866 Lawerence 51 867 Melton 51 868 Bryan 50 869 Elliot 50 870 Gaston 50 871 Gerhard 50 872 Hiroshi 50 873 Hunter 50 874 Murl 50 875 Rexford 50 876 Rueben 50 877 Sammy 50 878 Waldemar 50 879 Artie 49 880 Axel 49 881 Burley 49 882 Burnell 49 883 Doris 49 884 Ernesto 49 885 Garnet 49 886 Hillard 49 887 Judge 49 888 Malvin 49 889 Reino 49 890 Ruel 49 891 Tracy 49 892 Wilfrid 49 893 Allison 48 894 Arturo 48 895 Erling 48 896 Ernst 48 897 Ezekiel 48 898 Felipe 48 899 Nunzio 48 900 Pierce 48 901 Reese 48 902 Rodger 48 903 Washington 48 904 Winthrop 48 905 Woodroe 48 906 Ashley 47 907 Collins 47 908 Denzil 47 909 Garold 47 910 Glenwood 47 911 Linus 47 912 Merwin 47 913 Osborne 47 914 Rollie 47 915 Talmage 47 916 Arlin 46 917 Barton 46 918 Ewell 46 919 Godfrey 46 920 June 46 921 Kent 46 922 Myer 46 923 Ruth 46 924 Vivian 46 925 Adolf 45 926 Alvah 45 927 Artis 45 928 Donovan 45 929 Frankie 45 930 Gerrit 45 931 Golden 45 932 Heber 45 933 Hosea 45 934 Kendall 45 935 Kurt 45 936 Nello 45 937 Nevin 45 938 Rodolfo 45 939 Toney 45 940 Whitney 45 941 Conley 44 942 Courtney 44 943 Dorothy 44 944 Elza 44 945 Finley 44 946 Fulton 44 947 Lauren 44 948 Manford 44 949 Pierre 44 950 Rayford 44 951 Yoshio 44 952 Armond 43 953 Arvo 43 954 Farris 43 955 Hilliard 43 956 Oakley 43 957 Olan 43 958 Reid 43 959 Vincenzo 43 960 Weston 43 961 Zack 43 962 Almon 42 963 Ansel 42 964 Bobbie 42 965 Bobby 42 966 Donnie 42 967 Elgin 42 968 Ferris 42 969 Gayle 42 970 Gino 42 971 Gorden 42 972 Hudson 42 973 Issac 42 974 Levy 42 975 Masao 42 976 Raoul 42 977 Reece 42 978 Verle 42 979 Wellington 42 980 Bernhard 41 981 Burdette 41 982 Caesar 41 983 Damon 41 984 Deward 41 985 Estill 41 986 Finis 41 987 Hayes 41 988 Kirk 41 989 Lucas 41 990 Mayo 41 991 Mickey 41 992 Ocie 41 993 Ole 41 994 Price 41 995 Sumner 41 996 Alma 40 997 Baxter 40 998 Bishop 40 999 Camille 40 1000 Curley 40
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1915.
How spread out were the names of 1915? In 1915 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.4% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.2% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1915 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1915 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1915 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1915 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1915 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1915? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1915 against the top 100 of 1914.
The biggest climbs of 1915 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1915.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1916